Orange Peel Fungus (Aleuria aurantia)

Welcome... to the exciting world of the Orange
Peel Fungus!

To get in a state of excitement about
increasing your knowledge on the Orange Peel Fungus (Aleuria
aurantia), check out the following statements...

The Orange Peel Fungus, and the origins of fungi in general,
throws scientists for a loop. For more information on
the classification of the Orange Peel Fungus, click
here.

Bet you cannot guess how the Orange Peel Fungus got its
name! For more information on the ascocarp (which, by
the way, can grow up to 10 centimeters in diameter) and
general morphology of the Orange Peel Fungus, click
here.

WHAT!? Aleuria aurantia
is an organism on your biology scavenger hunt!?...Find out
where to find this organism by clicking
here!

Guess what!? Unlike other ascomycetes, the Orange Peel
Fungus is edible! To find out about other benefits of
Aleuria aurantia to organisms and the
environment, click
here.

Do not underestimate the Orange Peel Fungus...It is highly
capable of adapting to its surroundings!
(Clickage.)

Compared to other fungi that engage in necrotrophy
(parasitism followed by decomposition of tissues) and
biotrophy (exploitation of the cells of other organisms),
the Orange Peel Fungus has a primitive form of acquiring its
nutrients. Learn more about nutrient acquisition by
clicking here!

The cup-shaped ascocarp of the Orange Peel Fungus allows
raindrops to splash spores out of the cup. "How
exactly do the spores of Aleuria aurantia form!?"
you ask...I dare you to click
here.